Former Head Basketball coach, and current ESPN analyst Richard "Digger" Phelps, relies on his own system to organize his thoughts. "That's me. That's how I coach so I brought it with me," he said of his color coded formula that he used to analyze teams when he coached, and now uses to analyze...

Former Head Basketball coach, and current ESPN analyst Richard "Digger" Phelps, relies on his own system to organize his thoughts. "That's me. That's how I coach so I brought it with me," he said of his color coded formula that he used to analyze teams when he coached, and now uses to analyze... (Richard Messina / Hartford Courant)

Jason McCallum, left, and Chris Fallica, are both senior researchers for ESPN. McCallum said he picked Kansas to win the tournament, and Fallica picked Miami. At right is researcher Tyler Korn.

Jason McCallum, left, and Chris Fallica, are both senior researchers for ESPN. McCallum said he picked Kansas to win the tournament, and Fallica picked Miami. At right is researcher Tyler Korn. (Richard Messina / Hartford Courant)

The first day of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, also known as March Madness, is a big day for ESPN. The sports broadcast network has, what they refer to as, a "War Room," in which all the games are monitored by their analysts and basketball researchers throughout the tournament.Richard Messina